Kokomo Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kokomo Healthcare Center is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Kokomo, Indiana, part of Communicare Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 43.1% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
Kokomo Healthcare Center
429 W Lincoln RdKokomo, IN 46902
Howard County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Kokomo Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Indiana average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 144 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.51 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 3.24 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
43.1% of nursing staff at Kokomo Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 37.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Kokomo Healthcare Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About Kokomo Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Communicare Health, 110 homes
- Legal name: Hancock Regional Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 20, 1983
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Kokomo Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Aperion Care Kokomo Kokomo | 0.8 | 105 | 2.02 | 3.34 | 57.7% | 1 | None |
| Wellbrooke of Kokomo Kokomo | 1.6 | 70 | 1.79 | 3.54 | 49.3% | 5 | $8,824 |
| North Woods Village Kokomo | 2.8 | 155 | 2.17 | 3.37 | 32.7% | 4 | $24,291 |
| Brickyard Healthcare -Sycamore Village Care Center Kokomo | 3.0 | 110 | 1.98 | 3.36 | 41.8% | 3 | None |
| Waterford Place Health Campus Kokomo | 3.0 | 103 | 2.36 | 3.99 | 41.9% | 5 | None |
| Century Villa Health Care Greentown | 9.1 | 84 | 2.25 | 3.47 | 36.8% | 4 | None |
| The Waters of Tipton Skilled Nursing Facility Tipton · SFF candidate | 13.7 | 150 | 2.21 | 3.46 | 36.8% | 1 | $20,494 |
| Aperion Care Peru Peru | 15.0 | 92 | 2.26 | 3.66 | 57.9% | 2 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.